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Only a select few of Hollywood leading men get to play Batman; the movie business is filled with Bruce Wayne would-bes. But losing out on that part can still leave the door open for future opportunities.

William Baldwin lost out on playing Batman under director Joel Schumacher to Val Kilmer and then George Clooney; his consolation prize was getting to voice Batman years later in the animated film "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths." Nicholas Hoult was similarly the runner up to Robert Pattinson to star in "The Batman," but he later got to play Lex Luthor in "Superman" instead. Likewise, Cillian Murphy's screen test to play Batman in "Batman Begins" got him cast as the Scarecrow instead.

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